For churches

Share tools across your church family

Congregations already help each other. FriendsWithTools is a simple way to do that with the tools your members own — for service days, mission projects, helping a family fix a roof, or maintaining the church building itself.

Why churches use it

Service is part of who you are

Whether your congregation runs a regular work day, organizes mission trips, supports families through hard seasons, or simply maintains the building together, you already share — meals, time, prayer. Tools are a natural extension.

FriendsWithTools makes the lending and borrowing organized so the same five members aren't always the ones tracking who has what. Set up a group for your congregation; members add the tools they're willing to lend; anyone in the group can request, with clear pickup and return dates.

Where it helps

Practical uses in church life

Service days & work projects

A Saturday painting the fellowship hall or rebuilding a member's deck shouldn't require a Home Depot rental run for every tool. Pool what members already own.

Mission trips

Pulling together equipment for a domestic mission trip is easier when you can see who in the congregation has the cordless drills, saws, and hand tools you'll need.

Helping families in need

When a member needs repairs they can't afford, tools to do the work — and people to wield them — often live within the congregation. Make it easy to mobilize.

Church building & grounds

Volunteer-led maintenance — landscaping, painting, small repairs. List the church's own tools alongside members' for a unified inventory.

Getting started

Setup for your congregation

Sign up, create a group named for your congregation, and invite members through a shared link from the bulletin or church directory. New members can be auto-approved or require approval from an admin — your call. Everything stays private to the group; nothing is public.

Free for the basic plan, which covers what most congregations need. Larger churches and multi-campus congregations get more out of the paid tier (calendar sync, maintenance tracking, multiple sub-groups).

Built for churches. Free to start.

Create a group in five minutes, invite the first few members, and start sharing what you already have.